Mausoleum.



T. J. MOQRE. MAUSOLEUM.

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T. 'J. MOORE. MAUsoLEUM-` APPLIoATroN FILED JLY2a,1a1o; I

. 975,779, Patented Nov.15, 1910.

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THOMAS J`. MOORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAUSOLEUIVI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

Application tiled July 23, ltBlO. Serial No. 573.556.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it, known that l, Tnoiiss J. lVIooiin, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at.

Richmond Hill, in the borough of Queens,

the ventilation of the structure, the disin-IT fection of the gasesproduced by deeomposl tion of corpses during the passage of such gasesfrom the casket, and modification of .the eects of 'dampness e, lncarrying out my invention, l provide a foundation, side, hack and frontwalls anda roof, similar to the structure shown in `Letters Patent`granted to' me August 13,

1907, No. 863,303. l further provide a plurality of compartmentsorcatacoinbs for the reception of the caskets" and contained bodies,arranged as hereinafter described, and to each of which as well as tothe air space between the same is supplied a disinfectant Vapor withmeans for regulating the supply of the disinfectiiig materiah The floorslabs of the mausoleiun are laid upon ribs formed on the fouiulation,whilethe bottoni slabs of the cataeonibs rest ilpoii intci'niediate andslipgbtl)v raised ribs ou the foundation, thus raising the floor andbottoni slabs of the catacombs above the-surface of the foundation,leaving air spaces be iieath both the floor and bottom of the catacoinbswhich communicate" with an air space between the catacombs, which spacemay be provided at the top with a cover having openings which alloay theair to escape there.- tl'irougli and toconimunicate with the outside airthrough openings in thc roof, there being air openings in the walls ofthe struetuie both belowand above the floor slabs.y thus' providing foarconiplfete circulation of 'the air within the mausoleum, teiuliugjtokeep the walls dr)1 alid prevent the accumulation of foul air.or,discoloration of `the liooi` or walls.

In the accompanying drawings, "Figurel 1 is a vertical section upoirthe,dotted lines .0,

. w, of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view partially in section upon thedottedlines y, y, of Fig'. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional sideelevation atthev line e, e, of Figzl, andFiO' 4 is a broken perspective View inenlarged size of one ofv the tanks and its connections for holding andsupplyingl the disinfectant, the cover beingr removed.

Similar reference numerals indicate corresponding` parts in all of thefigures.

The foundation walls 1 ma)v be. of anyv suitable material, of thedesired thickness and depth, and preferably extend slightly bevond thewalls of the mausoleum.

and l the front wall. rFliese walls are usually made of stone. The roofslabs 5 may be secured and laid in V'position on the side walls in anydesired manner, and I prefer to empio)7 a roof keystone 6 comingIbetween the roof slabs and having overhanging edges extending' overoutside of the upper portions of said slabs for the purpose ofshedding,r rain from the connecting joints, as in in v aforesaid patent.

Between the foundation walls I usually provide a bed of cindei's 7 orother similar material which is packed or rammed down tight and is ofany desired depth, so that the upper surface of these cinders and theupper surface of the foundation are on about the saine level. Upon thisbed of cinders and upon the foundation Valls within the walls ot' themausoleum,v I place a concrete bed 8, having a level surface, thecontinuityof which is interrupted by transverse ribs. 10 which areformed at suitable intervals and which extend a predetermined distance`,toi ward the center of the structure from the side walls 2 on bothsides. Upon these ribs 1t) are laid the side tloor slabs 11 and centerlfloor slab 12.

Upon the concrete bed 8, between the ribs 10 on both sides of the centerfloor slab 12, are formed other and shorter transverse ribs 13, whichare slightly higher than the ribs 10, and upon these ribs 13 are laidthe bottom slabs l-/l ot' the lower tier of Catacombs.

Openings irpassageways for the entrance of outside ap* are shown at 15in the concrete bed am` at. '1G in the sidewalls of the' there isprovided a constant circulation of the air beneath the floor of themausoleum are the sidewalls, B'tlie back wall` lee and the lowercatacombs, and between the two series of catacombs. I

:The Catacombs 'are arranged centrally within the mausoleum leaving apassageway or aisle 35 on all sides between the same and the walls ofthe mausoleum. These catacombs lare composed of the bottom slabs 14, ylntermediate slabs 29, shelves 19, top slabs 20, end slabs 21,' slabs22, slabs .23, and back slabs 23s,V and are so proportioned that eachtance apartv to lea-ve the air space 18 between them. This air space isclosed at the front by the slabs 22 and at the back by slabs 24..

A door 25 is provided in the front slabs 22 to give access to thls airspace.' lThis air but space 18 may be entirely open at the topi e or Iprefer to provide a cover 26 of mar suitable material as shown, whichcover is circular formatiomand each recess containsprovided withopenings and a Ventilating device 2 8 secured over the same. I preferthat the loor slabs 11 and 12, the to slabs 20, end slabs 21, frontslabs 22 and s abs 24 shall be of marble, while the intermediate slabs29, shelves 19 and back slabs 23 may be 1of slate, concrete or yothersuitable materia.

At or near the bottom of each back slab 23, I provide air openings 30which provide for a circulation of air Within the catacombs, suchopenings communicating with the air space 18.

In the inner surface of one of the side slabs in each catacomb, I form arecess 31 at a predetermined distance from the bottom and back slabs ofthe catacomb, and extend.

ing downwardly from the recess 31 to the bottom or near the bottom ofthe slabl cut a groove 32 which is continued at ri ht angles to theextreme end of the slab, t ius leaving an opening into the air space 18.

The recesses 31 are preferably of semia cup 33, of a shape to lit thelower half of the recess and having a fiat front flush with the surfaceof the slab, sothat there is no projection into the catacomb. Thesecups' 33 are open at the top and are provided with a comparatively smallopening in the bottom, and a pipe 34, fitting such opening and solderedor otherwise suitably attached to the cup, extends therefrom within theangular groove 32 to and as a branch of a supply pipe within the airspace 18 hereinafter described.

Within the aisle 35, between the rear wall of the mausoleum and theCatacombs and opposite the 'air space 18, I provide a tank .36 for eachtier of c atacombs, which tanks are supported at pomts on a lineslightly above the bottoms of each tier of Catacombs. Attached to andcommunicating with openings in the bottoms ofthesetanks 36 are pipes 37,38, which passthrough openings in the rear Wall of the air space 18 andextend horizontally along within such air space on a line with thebottom of each catacomb at a predetermined distance therefrom on eitherside of the air space, and connect with thel aforesaid pipes 34 whichare branches thereof. These tanks 36 are for the purpose ofholding adisinfectant and shown one of these sights in each tank on the partoppositethe 'air space 18, and openings 41 in the "rear wall of the airspace through which the height of the disinfecting material in the tanks36 may be observe from inside the air space. I provide cocks 42, 43, inthe pipes 37, 38, below the tanks 36, by means of which the disinfectantmay be admitted to or shut olf from these pipes. I also provide cocks114 in each branch pipe 34, by means of which the disinfectant may beadmitted to or shut off from any or all the Catacombs as desired. I alsoprovide cocks'fl, by means of which the disinfect- Nant` maybe stoppedfrom going beyond the first catacomb on either side, and I furtheremploy cocks L16, by means of which the disinfectant may be stopped fromgoing beyond the second catacomb on eitherside.

The ends of the pipes 37, 38, may be connected as shown so that thedisinfectantmay be supplied through either to both series of Catacombsand the circulation may be continuous if desired. In such case I,provide the cock 47, which allows for shutting olf the pipes from oneanother when it is de-` sired to do so. It is obvious that the pipes 37,38, may or may not be connected at their ends. The tanks 36 are providedwith covers 48 to prevent the too rapid evapora-. tion of thedisinfecting material,l

I prefer that each of the cups 33-eontain.

a sponge 49 or similarI substance that will absorb thedisinfectant,.which will evaporate therefrom and pass off into thecatacomb.

The disinfectant may be supplied to the' tanks 36 by any/suitable meansor from any l source of supply, but I` prefer to employ and have shown,a reservoir 50, supported by brackets 51 against the backy wall-.of themausoleum at a point higher than the top l catacomos, and a cock 56 maybe used for shutting olf the supply below the second tiers ofcatacombs,While the cock 57 allows the supply to the pipe 52 to be turned on oroil' or regulated as desired.

The reservoir 50 is provided with a cover 58. This may be lifted toallow for filling the reservoir or it may be provided with a fillingnozzle if desired. I prefer that one or more sights 59 be employed inthe reser voir 50, similar to 'the sights 40 in the tanks 36 and for thesame purpose.

It Will be readily understood that it is only vnecessary to supply thedisinfectant to such catacomb or Catacombs in which a burial has beenmade and that such supply is continued for such a length of time as itmay take for decomposition of the body or bodies and that by theemployment of the means described, this may be accurately accom lished.

one or more burials have been made in the Catacombs, itis preferable tokeep these cups 61 continiiously supplied to disinfect the air passinginto the air space 18 from such cata comb or catacombe in which a burialhas been made, and it will also be observed that the vapors fromthe'cups 61 Will enter the unoccupied catacombe through the openings 30in the back Slabs thereof, thus purifying the air Within the same. Itwill be understoodthat each tier of pipes 37, 38, may be .supplied withthese angular'branch pipes and evaporating cups if desired.

64 represents the door of the mausnleum .which may be of any suitablematerial.

I These doors are usually made of metal and provided Iwith a Ventilatingpanel. but by the structure of my invention bereinbet'orc described. anadequate and perfect ventilation of the'niausoleum is obtainedrceari'lless of the construction of the entrance door.

It 'will be seen that by placing the evapt rating cups 33 and pipesv34leadingftherefrom Within the recesses 31 and angular grooves 32 in theside slabs of the Catacombs i as hereinbefore described, neither thecups or pipes project beyond the inner surface of the Catacombs and thattherefore there is nothing to interfere with the placing' of a casketand its retaining box into the catafcbmb, While the disinfection of thecatacomb is fully effective.

The number of tiers and series 0f catacombs and their dim'ensions'aswell as the general dimensions of the mausoleum may be varied Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention and therefore I do not limitmyself in this respect, nor do I limit myself to the employment of acinder foundation Within the stone foundation, as the cinder or similarmaterial foundation may be dispensed with and the earth occupy itsplace. 'i

I claim as my invention:

`1. In a mausoleum adapted for the reception of a plurality of bodies,the combination ofcatacombs arranged in series of tiers, cach seriesspaced apart a predetermined distance, a tank for holding a disinfectantsupported at one end of the said space and outside the Catacombs on alinewith each tier, pipes extending from each tank and ruiminghorizontally outslde the catacombs,

' each `catacomb being provided with an inte-7,

rior recess and groove extending therefrom to its exterior, branch pipesfrom the aforesaid pipes entering each catacomb through said groove, andcups connected to the ends of said pipes Within'the Catacombs, said cupsbein,f r contained iwithin said interior recesses and adapted to holddisinfecting materialsupplied from said tanks and conveyed through saidpipes and cocks in the'respective pipes by means of which the supply ofthe disinfectant to each catacomb may be regulated.

2. In a mausoleum adapted for the reception of a plurality of bodies,the combination of Catacombs arranged in series of tiers, each seriesspaced apart a predetermined distance which space is closed at the frontand back `forming an air space between the, series /of Catacombs, a tankfor holding a disinfectant supported outside said air space pipesextending from said tank through openings in the back wall of .said airspace and running horizontally outside the catacombswithin saidairspace, branch pipes extending horizontally from the aforesaid pipes andbent up at right angles within said air space. receptacles connected atthe upper ends of such branch pipes for holding disinfecting material,and cocks in said branch pipes for turning on or oft' the supply of saiddisinfectant.`

3. vIn a mausoleum adapted for the-reception of a plurality of bodies,the combinav each series spaced apart a predetermined combs adapted tohold disinfecting material distance, ya tank for holding a disinfectantsupplied irom said tanks and conveyed` supported at one end of the space,between through said pipes, and a reservoir from the series ofCatacombs and outside the same Which each of the aforesaid tanks is sup-5 on a line with each tier, pipes extending plied with a disinfectant.15 from each tank and running horizontally Signed by Ine this 11th dayof July, 1910. outside the Catacombs, branch pipes frointhe THGMAS J.MOORE.

aforesaid pipes entering each catacomb Witnesses:

through an opening in its rear, cups at the GEO. T. PINCKNEY,

l0 ends of said branch pipes Within the cata- BERTHA M. ALLEN.

